Campus Tour and College Resources
Bookstore
The bookstore is located in Benny Benson Building. Textbooks may be purchased after a student has registered for classes. Proof of registration must be presented when purchasing books.
Bring your class schedule (showing CRN numbers) to the Bookstore to purchase books.
In addition to textbooks, the book store stocks items such as CDRs, pens, pencils, notebooks, pads, dictionaries, shirts and other logo clothing and snacks and beverages.
The bookstore is open Monday - Thursday: 10:30am - 7:30pm for first month of Spring and Fall semesters. After that hours are 9am - 6pm, Fridays 8am - 5pm.
Summer hours are 8am - 5pm.
Carolyn Floyd Library
The Carolyn Floyd Library collection is housed in the Benny Benson Building on campus and is organized by the Library of Congress classification system. The library has a main collection of 24,000 available for checkout.
Library check-out privileges are granted to students, faculty and the public. Overdue fees are $.10 per day to a maximum of $10 per item. Books may be checked out for one month and may be renewed. The College reserves the right to withhold grades and deny enrollment to students with outstanding overdue fees.
Learning Center
The Learning Center offers a variety of college preparatory services to students who want to strengthen reading, writing, and math skills needed for success in college classes. Tutoring is available to help students prepare for college classes and advance to the next level of competency.
The Learning Center provides a self-paced learning environment where students may strengthen vocabulary and reading comprehension skills, enhance writing skills for effective communication, develop and reinforce grammar and sentence skills, improve proficiency in spelling and punctuation and build a strong foundation in basic mathematics. Small study group work areas provide a pleasant place to work and learn. The Learning Center is located in the Campus Center, Room 205 and foyer.
Computer Services
Kodiak College students, staff, and faculty are eligible to use the computing facilities and resources on campus.
Students who have registered and paid for classes may establish a personal student e-mail account by accessing the Kodiak College web site at www.koc.alaska.edu and clicking on "Student E-mail." It takes 24 hours after registering for an account to be generated.
Computers, scanners, and printers with internet access are available in the campus library for class assignments and research.
Students may use computers in the Learning Center and Computer Information and Office Systems (CIOS) Lab to complete assignments and receive assistance with proper formatting of research papers, letters, etc.
Adult Basic Education (ABE)
ABE provides basic literacy training and preparation for the high school equivalency tests (GED). ABE also provides English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses free of charge to Kodiak residents.
Testing Center
Kodiak College is approved as a testing center for several tests including PRAXIS, Certified Professional Secretary Examination, General Educational Development Tests, Graduate Record Examination, and State of Alaska tests. Proctoring of specific tests is provided upon request. Kodiak College is an Authorized Prometric Testing Center (APTC) operating under license from Sylvan Prometric, a division of Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. We are a Lasergrade Testing Center for many tests including FAA and FCC tests.
Student Email Account, BlackBoard and the Campus Network.
When you enroll at Kodiak College, you will be provided a student email account and access to online services such as BlackBoard and the campus network which will allow you to access shared resources for saving and storing materials.
A username is needed to log into our campus computer network, access UAA email, and use Blackboard. Most Kodiak College usernames start with ds followed by the student's initials - for example dsxyz. To find your username, click this Username Lookup link.
Enter your full name and student ID number, then click GO. If you need to know your student ID, click on "What's my UA ID"? If you have taken classes at another University of Alaska campus, send an email to Ian Bushell to activate your username on campus.
Students must set up their accounts prior to accessing online services.
